Basic motion

The total ground covered along a certain path of travel is called...

• a. Displacement

• Acceleration

• Distance

• Velocity

The rate and direction at which an object moves is called...

• a. Displacement

• Acceleration

• Distance

• Velocity

The rate at which an object’s velocity changes is...

• Displacement

• Acceleration

• Distance

• Velocity

A dog walks the path show below. If he starts at the star,

follows the arrows, and ends at the X, what is the dog’s distance?

• 6 meters

• 14 meters

• 18 meters

• 24 meters

What is the dog’s displacement?

• 6 meters North

• 6 meters South

• 24 meters North

• 24 meters South

A truck driver makes a trip of 750 km in 12 hours. What was the truck driver’s speed?

How long does it take a car to drive 300 km if it is traveling at 50 km/hr?

What is the velocity of a jet plane that flies 7,200 miles East in 9 hours?

A duck waddles through a park at a velocity of 32 m/min North for 12 minutes. What is the duck’s

displacement?

A roller coaster car speeds up as it rolls down a hill. At the beginning of the hill, its velocity is 3 m/s N.

At the end of the hill, 5.8 seconds later, its velocity is 19 m/s N. What is the car’s acceleration?